AWS Security Blog
Category: Announcements
Spring 2024 SOC 2 report now available in Japanese, Korean, and Spanish
Japanese | Korean | Spanish At Amazon Web Services (AWS), we continue to listen to our customers, regulators, and stakeholders to understand their needs regarding audit, assurance, certification, and attestation programs. We are pleased to announce that the AWS System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 report is now available in Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. This […]
OSPAR 2024 report now available with 163 services in scope
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is pleased to announce the completion of our annual Outsourced Service Provider’s Audit Report (OSPAR) audit cycle on July 1, 2024. The 2024 OSPAR certification cycle includes the addition of 10 new services in scope, bringing the total number of services in scope to 163 in the AWS Asia Pacific (Singapore) […]
AWS completes the first GDV joint audit with participant insurers in Germany
We’re excited to announce that Amazon Web Services (AWS) has completed its first German Insurance Association (GDV) joint audit with GDV participant members, which provides assurance to customers in the German insurance industry for the security of their workloads on AWS. This is an important addition to the joint audits performed at AWS by our regulated customers within […]
AWS revalidates its AAA Pinakes rating for Spanish financial entities
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is pleased to announce that we have revalidated our AAA rating for the Pinakes qualification system. The scope of this requalification covers 171 services in 31 global AWS Regions. Pinakes is a security rating framework developed by the Spanish banking association Centro de Cooperación Interbancaria (CCI) to facilitate the management and […]
AWS renews TISAX certification (Information with Very High Protection Needs (AL3)) across 19 regions
We’re excited to announce the successful completion of the Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange (TISAX) assessment on June 11, 2024 for 19 AWS Regions. These Regions renewed the Information with Very High Protection Needs (AL3) label for the control domains Information Handling and Data Protection. This alignment with TISAX requirements demonstrates our continued commitment to […]
AWS achieves third-party attestation of conformance with the Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF)
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is pleased to announce the successful attestation of our conformance with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF), Special Publication 800-218. This achievement underscores our ongoing commitment to the security and integrity of our software supply chain. Executive Order (EO) 14028, Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity […]
Announcing initial services available in the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, backed by the full power of AWS
January 15, 2026: AWS European Sovereign Cloud is now GA. This blog post will no longer be updated. Please refer to AWS Capabilities by Region instead. November 25, 2025: Roadmap update – Amazon CloudFront is expected to be available in by the end of 2026. November 6, 2025: Roadmap update – We updated this post […]
ACM will no longer cross sign certificates with Starfield Class 2 starting August 2024
February 20, 2026: We updated the first question in the FAQ to list to add Amazon ClodFront as a representative AWS service with an example. This is not the full list of services that consume certificates from ACM and should only be used as a reference. November 13, 2025: We updated the first question in […]
CISPE Data Protection Code of Conduct Public Register now has 113 compliant AWS services
We continue to expand the scope of our assurance programs at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and are pleased to announce that 113 services are now certified as compliant with the Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE) Data Protection Code of Conduct. This alignment with the CISPE requirements demonstrates our ongoing commitment to adhere to the heightened expectations for […]
AWS HITRUST Shared Responsibility Matrix v1.4.3 for HITRUST CSF v11.3 now available
The latest version of the AWS HITRUST Shared Responsibility Matrix (SRM)—SRM version 1.4.3—is now available. To request a copy, choose SRM version 1.4.3 from the HITRUST website. SRM version 1.4.3 adds support for the HITRUST Common Security Framework (CSF) v11.3 assessments in addition to continued support for previous versions of HITRUST CSF assessments v9.1–v11.2. As […]








